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I’ve come to a conclusion–not a shocking conclusion as some would call it, but a conclusion nonetheless.I would rather watch a complete season of a TV series (or the whole series) on DVD or Netflix, rather than watch the standard TV network offering of one show a week for 24 or 26 weeks a year.

Most people would cite the lack of commercials when claiming that this is obvious.They wouldn’t be wrong….exactly.I hate commercials just as much as the next guy, and I am aware that they just aren’t there when I am watching a series on DVD.However, I don’t think that is the main reason.

The main reason, I believe, is a combination of convenience (as I can watch them at my leisure) and confidence that I will see them all.Those seem like small things, but they aren’t.They are huge.

I have watched a number of complete series, and a much larger number of TV seasons.I was lucky that my local library had the first season of Game of Thrones to watch.I have seen all the seasons of Dexter, Warehouse 13 and Being Erica all on DVD, all in the comfort of my own home. I watched all of Alias, Hogan’s Heroes, Buffy, and The Outer Limits.

I generally prefer the library as I do not want to become a collector.I have talked to some people and they suggested “acquiring” these things from the internet and storing them on a massive hard drive.While that would be convenient, I haven’t reached that line yet, so crossing it seems premature.

If I were to become a collector, I am not sure which series I would absolutely have to own.I have a great love of Science Fiction, but does that mean I should stick to that genre?There have been so many great SF series over the years (though not as many lately) that I am not even sure where to start.Most people take a Star Trek series.It’s a fine choice, but I think of myself as somewhat removed from that.I would appreciate a vast Dr. Who collection or Red Dwarf more.I would love a complete Twilight Zone, or Godzilla movie collection.Maybe I am too esoteric for my own good.

I started this blog trying to extol the virtues of watching an entire season of a series on DVD and ended up talking about collecting science fiction DVD’s.I guess we’ll call that par for the course.